Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14

raising money to be applied to any
of the purposes provided in this
act. Such election must be called
upon the notice prescribed, and
the same shall be held, and the
result thereof determined aud declared
in all respects in conformity with the
provisions of section fifteen of this act.
The notice must specify the amount of
money proposed to be raised, and the
purpose for which it is intended to be
used. Atsuch elections the ballots shall
contain the words, "Assessment-Yes," !"
or ''Assessment-No." If two thiEds or
more of the votes cast are Assessment
Yes" the Board shall, at the time of
the annual levy hereunder, levy an as.
sessment sufficient to raise the amount
voted. The rate of assessment shall be
ascertained by deducting fifteen per cent
for anticipated delinquencies from the
aggregate assessed value Of the property
in the district, as it appears on the as
| sessment roll for the current year, and
then dividing the sum voted by the re-
maipder of such aggregate assessed val.
ue. The assessment so levied shall be com.
puted and entered on the assessment
roll by the Secretary Of the Board, and
collected at the same time and in the
same manner as other assessments pro-
vided for herein; and when collected
shall be paid into the District Treasury
for the purposes specified in the notice
of such special election.
40. The Board of Directors, or other
officers of the district. shall have no
power to incur any debt or liability
whatever, either by issuing bonds or
otherwise, in excess of the express pro-
visions of this act. and any debt or lia-
bility incurred in excess OF such express
provisions, shall be and remain abso.
lutely void.
43. In case the volume Of water in
any stream or river shall not be sufficient
to supply the continual wants of the
entire country through which it passes,
and susceptible of irrigation therefrom,
then it shall be the duty of the Water
Commissioners, constituted as hereinaf.
ter provided, to apportion, in just and
equitable proportion, a certain amount
of said water upon certain or alternate
weekly days to different localities, as
they may in their judgment think best
for the interest of all parties concerned,
and with due regard for the legal ard
equitable rights of all. Said Water
Commissio uers shall consist of the Chair.
man of the Board of Directors of each
of the districts affected.
A. It shall be the duty of the Board
of Directors to keep the water flowing
through the bitches under their control
to the full capacity of such bitches in
times of high water.
45. Navigation shall never in apywise
be impaired by the operation of this act,
nor shall any vested interest in or to any
mining water rights or bitches, or in or to
any water or water rights. or reservoirs
or dams, now used by the owners or
possessors thereof, ..or by persons purchas.
ing or renting the use thereof, or 10 or to
any other property now used directly or
indirectly in carrying on or promoting
the mining industry, ever be effected by
or taken under its provisions, save and
except that rights of way may be &C.
quired over the same.
46. None of the provisions of this
act shall be construed as repeating or in
anywiee modifying the provisions of any
other act relating to the subject of irri.
CATION.
This act shall take effect Immediately.